Condoleezza Rice was born November 14, 1954 in Birmingham, Alabama. Her father, Reverend John Wesley Rice, Jr. was a minister of Westminster Presbyterian church and guidance counselor at Ullman High School. Westminster Presbyterian church was founded by Reverend John Wesley Rice, Sr. Her mother, Angelena Ray was a well-rounded science, music, and oratory teacher at Ullman High School.
INTERESTING FACT: Condolezza's name came from the Italian musical expression, Con dolcezza. Which means "WITH SWEETNESS"
Condoleezza Rice had parents who always taught her to be a strong public figure, even through all of the tough days of harsh segregation. While most African-Americans subjected themselves to the "colored only" restaurants, bathrooms, and other facilities, Condolezza was always taught to handle her personal business at home rather than subjecting herself like many others. Her parents " Refused to allow the limits and injustices of their time to limit our horizons".
Rice was faced with discrimination and faced with many racial prejudices as many African-Americans were during the 50's. Shopping at a department store, she was once directed into a storage room instead of a regular dressing room. She has been denied hotel rooms, given bad food at restaurants purposely and has been barred from entering the local amusement park.
"Those terrible events burned into my consciousness. I missed many days at my segregated school because of bomb threats."
-Condoleeza
Since a child,Condoleezza has always remained aware of her surroundings and has remained up to date with civil rights and the struggle. She has built her character based off of the trials and tribulations she has faced as a child. Condoleeza was brought around many influential leaders such as Martin Luther King Jr. and Fred Shuttlesworth. It was instilled in her mind by her father that as a black woman she would be entitled to prove herself worthy of advancement in the world. She believed she would have to be "twice as good" as the majority,to overcome the injustices within the world.
EDUCATION
Condoleeza's family moved from Alabama to Denver,Colorado in 1967. There, she attended St.Mary's Catholic High School and later attended the University of Denver. Condoleeza's father was the assistant Dean and taught a class entitled "The Black Experience of America". Her initial interest in international relations was sparked by a course on international politics, taught by Josef Korbel. In 1974, Rice earned her B.A in political science, at the age of 19, from the University of Denver. One year later, she earned her Master's degree in Political Science from the University of Notre Dame. In 1977, she began working as an intern in the State Department during the Carter Administration. She worked in the Bureau of Educational and Cultural affairs. In 1981 she received her Ph.D. in political science from the Graduate School of International Studies. Condoleeza had accomplished all of these tasks by the age of 26.
*POLITICS*
Condoleeza Rice was not always Republican. She a was a democratic supporter until 1982. She changed her affiliation to Republican after former President Jimmy Carter's foreign policy grasped her attention. Her father also helped sway this decision, who was also a Republican.
"My father joined our party because the Democrats in Jim Crow Alabama of 1952 would not register him to vote. The Republicans did"
-Condoleeza
In 1981, Rice was hired by Stanford University and led to become the first minority, first female and youngest Provost at Stanford. She had the responsibility of balancing Stanford's $20 Million deficit. She eliminated the deficit within two years, and recovered a surplus of $14.5 million. Rice founded the Center for New Generation in 1992, which was a after-school program for children, in certain parts of California.She served on the board of directors for many organizations such as Hewlett Packard, Transamerica and Carnegie Corporation.
On December 17, 2000, Rice stepped down from her position at Stanford University to become National Security Advisor. January 15,2001 Condoleeza began her career for President George W. Bush. She retained the title as National Security Advisor until 2005. Rice took up much negative press in regarding the September 11th attacks. It had been stated that Rice "Ignored terrorist threats".
November 16, 2004, Rice was nominated to become Secretary of State by Bush. Her nomination vote was 85-13 in the senate. On January 26,2004 Rice was sworn in at the Department of State after receiving the oath of office. Condoleeza is dedicated to her profession and has visited 66 countries and has interacted with thousands.
Condoleeza makes many public appearances and many public speeches.
(Condoleeza Rice says to spread democracy, "impose tyranny")
Rice's Transformational Diplomacy involves five core elements:
1* Relocating American diplomats to the places in the world where they are needed most, such as China, India, Brazil, Egypt, Nigeria, Indonesia, South Africa, and Lebanon.
2 *Requiring diplomats to serve some time in hardship locations such as Iraq, Afghanistan, Sudan, and Angola; gain expertise in at least two regions; and become fluent in two foreign languages, such as Chinese, Arabic, or Urdu.
3*Focusing on regional solutions to problems like terrorism, drug trafficking, and diseases.
4*Working with other countries on a bilateral basis to help them build a stronger infrastructure, and decreasing foreign nations' dependence on American hand-outs and assistance.
5*Creating a high-level position, Director of Foreign Assistance, to oversee U.S. foreign aid, thus de-fragmenting U.S. foreign assistance.
Condoleeza Rice has humbled herself as woman and never feels like there is anything that she can not accomplish. Her accomplishments as a not only a woman, but an African American woman has put her in the position to receive recognition everywhere. Her success as taught me that along with proper education and guidance, any dream is legible. I believe that any person that knows Condoleeza's story, will understand that no matter the situation or what society believes is correct, the power of one human is inevitable.In 2007, Condoleeza spoke at a New York Public School and was asked:
"How does it feel to be a lady with such a powerful job"
She replied, "Sometimes you don't feel all that poweful"
INTERESTING FACT: Condolezza's name came from the Italian musical expression, Con dolcezza. Which means "WITH SWEETNESS"
Condoleezza Rice had parents who always taught her to be a strong public figure, even through all of the tough days of harsh segregation. While most African-Americans subjected themselves to the "colored only" restaurants, bathrooms, and other facilities, Condolezza was always taught to handle her personal business at home rather than subjecting herself like many others. Her parents " Refused to allow the limits and injustices of their time to limit our horizons".
Rice was faced with discrimination and faced with many racial prejudices as many African-Americans were during the 50's. Shopping at a department store, she was once directed into a storage room instead of a regular dressing room. She has been denied hotel rooms, given bad food at restaurants purposely and has been barred from entering the local amusement park.
"Those terrible events burned into my consciousness. I missed many days at my segregated school because of bomb threats."
-Condoleeza
Since a child,Condoleezza has always remained aware of her surroundings and has remained up to date with civil rights and the struggle. She has built her character based off of the trials and tribulations she has faced as a child. Condoleeza was brought around many influential leaders such as Martin Luther King Jr. and Fred Shuttlesworth. It was instilled in her mind by her father that as a black woman she would be entitled to prove herself worthy of advancement in the world. She believed she would have to be "twice as good" as the majority,to overcome the injustices within the world.
EDUCATION
Condoleeza's family moved from Alabama to Denver,Colorado in 1967. There, she attended St.Mary's Catholic High School and later attended the University of Denver. Condoleeza's father was the assistant Dean and taught a class entitled "The Black Experience of America". Her initial interest in international relations was sparked by a course on international politics, taught by Josef Korbel. In 1974, Rice earned her B.A in political science, at the age of 19, from the University of Denver. One year later, she earned her Master's degree in Political Science from the University of Notre Dame. In 1977, she began working as an intern in the State Department during the Carter Administration. She worked in the Bureau of Educational and Cultural affairs. In 1981 she received her Ph.D. in political science from the Graduate School of International Studies. Condoleeza had accomplished all of these tasks by the age of 26.
*POLITICS*
Condoleeza Rice was not always Republican. She a was a democratic supporter until 1982. She changed her affiliation to Republican after former President Jimmy Carter's foreign policy grasped her attention. Her father also helped sway this decision, who was also a Republican.
"My father joined our party because the Democrats in Jim Crow Alabama of 1952 would not register him to vote. The Republicans did"
-Condoleeza
In 1981, Rice was hired by Stanford University and led to become the first minority, first female and youngest Provost at Stanford. She had the responsibility of balancing Stanford's $20 Million deficit. She eliminated the deficit within two years, and recovered a surplus of $14.5 million. Rice founded the Center for New Generation in 1992, which was a after-school program for children, in certain parts of California.She served on the board of directors for many organizations such as Hewlett Packard, Transamerica and Carnegie Corporation.
On December 17, 2000, Rice stepped down from her position at Stanford University to become National Security Advisor. January 15,2001 Condoleeza began her career for President George W. Bush. She retained the title as National Security Advisor until 2005. Rice took up much negative press in regarding the September 11th attacks. It had been stated that Rice "Ignored terrorist threats".
November 16, 2004, Rice was nominated to become Secretary of State by Bush. Her nomination vote was 85-13 in the senate. On January 26,2004 Rice was sworn in at the Department of State after receiving the oath of office. Condoleeza is dedicated to her profession and has visited 66 countries and has interacted with thousands.
Condoleeza makes many public appearances and many public speeches.
(Condoleeza Rice says to spread democracy, "impose tyranny")
Rice's Transformational Diplomacy involves five core elements:
"How does it feel to be a lady with such a powerful job"
She replied,
"Sometimes you don't feel all that poweful"
BY: BRIANNA ALEXANDER